Rush Cheney
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Daniel J. Broderick
American, 1891 - 1962
Dateabout 1875
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 × 3 5/16in. (12.7 × 8.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 × 6 1/8in. (24.8 × 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 × 6 1/8in. (24.8 × 15.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charles Cheney Humpstone.
DescriptionHead and shoulders view of Rush Cheney. He is looking at the camera. Ralph is wearing a thick coat that is buttoned down the front over a white shirt that has a collar. His hair is gray or white and is parted to one side. He also has a long gray beard and a moustache.
Object number2002.14.3
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto below image: "Broderick / [line] / Copy - 25--"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Rush Cheney? / b. 1815"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Ralph was the seventh of nine children of George Cheney and Electa Woodbridge. He had seven brothers and one sister.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Ward Cheney
